February 26, 2019

A Pre-Earnings Dissection Of Best Buy

Best Buy Company (Ticker: BBY) is set to report earnings tomorrow before the opening bell.  There is no silver bullet to putting together an earnings play.   You must look at each report from various angles.  Click the video below as we dissect BBY and give our take on how to approach the report.

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Scott Bauer

A respected market commentator seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC and other major financial networks, Scott Bauer has 30+ years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and as a Vice-President/trader for Goldman Sachs. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

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